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Tim Donovan @BBCTimDonovan

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Andrew Kersley@AndrewKersley
29 Jan 2025
EXCL: A company that has spent thousands of pounds on free Taylor Swift tickets for Sadiq Khan has been given nearly £50m worth of work by City Hall. My latest for @_TheLondoner the-londoner.co.uk/sadiq-kha…

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan’s Taylor Swift tickets were gifted by a company awarded £45m contracts by...

The mayor faces major questions about a conflict of interest in relation to an events company that helped to organise the late Queen’s funeral

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From City Hall: “The Mayor and TfL are continually exploring innovative approaches to making public transport as attractive and as affordable as possible for Londoners…..
Tom Edwards@BBCTomEdwards
8 Jan 2025
NEW: Mayor's off-peak Fridays fare trial made no difference to passenger numbers says Tfl report (published in December but just come to light). Academics say it shows behaviour and lifestyle more important than savings: content.tfl.gov.uk/offpeakfr…
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“The Friday fares trial was also a direct response to the concerns of London’s businesses, who see incentivising travel on quieter days of the week as a key priority. The data gathered from this trial form part of a wider look at how we address post-COVID demand….
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Tom Edwards@BBCTomEdwards
8 Jan 2025
NEW: Mayor's off-peak Fridays fare trial made no difference to passenger numbers says Tfl report (published in December but just come to light). Academics say it shows behaviour and lifestyle more important than savings: content.tfl.gov.uk/offpeakfr…

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Met police faces £450 m shortfall and a need to cut 2,300 officers and 400 staff next year - Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley tells London Policing Board
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Met Police due to get its funding settlement before Xmas and then find out what City Hall will give it early next year. These are the “assumptions” Commissioner has had to make given the signals he has been getting
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Commissioner’s report warns he may have to consider “scaling back our ability to tackle serious violence and organised crime.”
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Charles Wright@CharlesWright57
3 Dec 2024
Did @Ofwat keep bills too low, and put too much trust in credit agencies? Or does the fault for @thameswater crisis lie with rapacious capitalism? Either way, as the crisis comes to a head, it looks like the consumer will end up paying. My @OnLondon report onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrigh…

Charles Wright: As Thames Water drowns in debt, what will happen next? - OnLondon

Thames Water is in a mess, primarily of its own making. And next month looks like crunch time for the future of the beleaguered utility company, which provides water and sewerage services to 16...

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Interesting. Can see need to balance things out politically with Tory Andy Street - ex West Midlands mayor - also said to be on draft honours list. But no Sir Andy Burnham - with three whopping victories to his name in Manchester?!
Ross Lydall@RossLydall
6 Dec 2024
Sir Sadiq? Ignore the haters, this is good for London standard.co.uk/news/london/s…
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Rail fares to rise despite renationalisation plans

Three rail operators will be renationalised next year but fares are due to go up as outlined in the Budget.

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Former Labour minister @KarenPBuckQP is to be the new chair of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation - regenerating the capital’s biggest brownfield site as HS2 station gets done
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OnLondon@OnLondon
11 Nov 2024
NEW from @CharlesWright57 - #London has been making progress towards its #NetZero target, but the hard parts lie ahead: onlondon.co.uk/hard-part-yet… @LondonAssembly @ZackPolanski @LeonieC @CityHallTories @HinaBokhariLD @theCCCuk @Ed_Miliband @c40cities

Hard part yet to come with hitting climate change targets

Although good progress has been made, decarbonising buildings and transport in the capital remain huge challenges

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So this ‘flagship’ third-term policy not looking at all straight forward bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c361…

How could London's mayor achieve his plans for Oxford Street?

Sadiq Khan says he wants to push through Oxford Street pedestrianisation, but how could it happen?

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Ross Lydall@RossLydall
14 Nov 2024
Mayor ⁦@SadiqKhan⁩ under fire for ‘delaying’ improvements to Oxford Street standard.co.uk/news/london/o…
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BBC London
@BBCLondonNews
14 Nov 2024
The Met commissioner has warned it faces "eye-watering cuts" to services unless ministers increase its funding. bbc.in/3O5sDKC

Met police faces service cuts without more cash, says chief

Sir Mark Rowley says he is "deeply troubled" by negotiations so far on the force's funding next year.

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RT @StephenMcDonell: Shutting down reporting on the horrible killings in #Zhuhai #Guangdong #China CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH… https…

When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down

Chinese society is reeling from a series of deadly attacks. The reaction from authorities is often suppression.

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BBC London
@BBCLondonNews
11 Nov 2024
A 1% fall in house prices in London could yield a £7.3bn boost to the economy over a decade, mayor Sadiq Khan has said. bbc.in/3YMdcvK

House price fall could boost London's economy, Sadiq Khan says

Mayor of London says increasing access to affordable housing is vital to the city's economic growth

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